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🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese · Intermediate Level 1

PART 3 · LESSON 30 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Lan's Mother Sees Them

Meet Lan's mother at the end of the causeway, hand in hand: hear Lan ask what she's doing here, hear her ask how long, say since summer, hear half a year already, say sorry, you didn't tell her, hear don't tell Dad yet, and hear we'll talk at home.

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THE STORY

The end of the Su Causeway on Christmas Eve, the lights on along the water, and Doctor Yang coming the other way with a bag of shopping.

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妈？ 你 怎么 在 这里？mā? nǐ zěnme zài zhèlǐMum? What are you doing here? To a friend.
你们 在 做 什么？nǐmen zài zuò shénmeWhat are you two doing?
多久 了？duōjiǔ lehow long now
欧文！ 你们 多久 了？ōuwén! nǐmen duōjiǔ leOwen! How long has this been going on?
从 夏天 开始 的。cóng xiàtiān kāishǐ deit started from summer, word for word from summer begin, of
妈， 从 夏天 开始 的。mā, cóng xiàtiān kāishǐ deMum, since summer.
夏天！ 都 半 年 了！xiàtiān! dōu bàn nián leSummer! Half a year already!
阿姨， 对不起。 我们 没 告诉 您。āyí, duìbuqǐ, wǒmen méi gàosu nínAuntie, sorry. We didn't tell you. Politely.
你 爸 知道 吗？nǐ bà zhīdào maDoes your dad know? To a friend.
妈， 先 别 告诉 爸。mā, xiān bié gàosu bàMum, don't tell Dad yet.

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